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Uganda's election is on 14 Jan. To mark the occasion, here are a few @Reuters clips from Yoweri Museveni's long political career.
Museveni was sworn in as president on 29 Jan. 1986, after a long guerrilla war (clip below). He first came to public notice in 1973. 1/
Museveni was sworn in as president on 29 Jan. 1986, after a long guerrilla war (clip below). He first came to public notice in 1973. 1/
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In Jan 1973 the Front for National Salvation issued a tract calling for Idi Amin's ouster. They aimed to 'save Uganda from complete ruin & depopulation'. Amin, in reply, said Museveni had been 'confused, misled & bought by imperialists'.
Press clipping & US govt reports here.
In Jan 1973 the Front for National Salvation issued a tract calling for Idi Amin's ouster. They aimed to 'save Uganda from complete ruin & depopulation'. Amin, in reply, said Museveni had been 'confused, misled & bought by imperialists'.
Press clipping & US govt reports here.
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In 1979 Museveni's FRONASA fought alongside Tanzanian soldiers & Ugandan militias who together overthrew Idi Amin.
Museveni was made State Minister for Defence in the UNLF govt. Here he is with Pres. Godfrey Binaisa & US diplomat Andrew Young, Sept. 1979.
In 1979 Museveni's FRONASA fought alongside Tanzanian soldiers & Ugandan militias who together overthrew Idi Amin.
Museveni was made State Minister for Defence in the UNLF govt. Here he is with Pres. Godfrey Binaisa & US diplomat Andrew Young, Sept. 1979.
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Milton Obote won the disputed elections of Dec. 1980. Museveni--as head of the new 'National Resistance Movement'--launched an insurgent war.
By Dec. 1985--when this clip was made--the NRM had forced the govt. of Gen. Tito Okello (who displaced Obote) to negotiate for peace.
Milton Obote won the disputed elections of Dec. 1980. Museveni--as head of the new 'National Resistance Movement'--launched an insurgent war.
By Dec. 1985--when this clip was made--the NRM had forced the govt. of Gen. Tito Okello (who displaced Obote) to negotiate for peace.
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Here's Museveni signing a peace accord with Okello in Nairobi, 17 Dec. 1985. President Moi brokered the agreement.
The peace accord lasted for a very short time: by January the NRM was on the offensive, accusing Okello of murdering hundreds of innocents.
Here's Museveni signing a peace accord with Okello in Nairobi, 17 Dec. 1985. President Moi brokered the agreement.
The peace accord lasted for a very short time: by January the NRM was on the offensive, accusing Okello of murdering hundreds of innocents.
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The NRM marched into Kampala on 26 January 1986, putting an end to Okello's regime.
It was a bloody & dehumanising war. The clip below was made in Kampala on 27 January.
Warning: the dead are very much visible in this bit of film.
The NRM marched into Kampala on 26 January 1986, putting an end to Okello's regime.
It was a bloody & dehumanising war. The clip below was made in Kampala on 27 January.
Warning: the dead are very much visible in this bit of film.
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Museveni talks to the press, 27 Jan. 1986.
'If we did (not) act, there would be no solution to the Ugandan political crisis, there would be no solution, it would go on endlessly with the same cycle of violence and regimes which don't do any work'.
Museveni talks to the press, 27 Jan. 1986.
'If we did (not) act, there would be no solution to the Ugandan political crisis, there would be no solution, it would go on endlessly with the same cycle of violence and regimes which don't do any work'.
